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英语四级听力真题

听力真题

SectionANewsReport

Directions：Inthisction，youwillhearthreenewsreports。At

theendofeachnewsreport，youwillheartwoorthreequestions。

Boththenewsreportandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。After

youhearaquestion，youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。Thenmarkthecorresponding

letteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre。

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejust

heard.

1.A)Heavyfloods.

B)Safetyconcerns.

C)Badeconomy.

D)Workers'strikes.

2.A)Itiscompetitivewithitsnumeroustouristdestinations.

B)ItprovidesmanyjobopportunitiesforFrenchpeople.

C)ItisthebiggestconcernoftheFrenchgovernment.

D)Itplaysanimportantroleinthenation'conomy.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejust

heard.

3.A)Tocarryoutascientificsurvey.

B)Toestablishanewrearchstation.

C)TorescuetwosickAmericanworkers.

D)Todeliverurgentmedicalsupplies.

4.A)Thedarknessandcold.

B)Theheavysnowandfog.

C)Thebitingwinds.

D)Theiceallaround.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.A)Bytyingittoadoorhandle.

B)Byshakingitbackandforth.

C)Witharemotecontrolcraft.

D)Withafull-sizedhelicopter.

6.A)HehaslotsoffansonFacebook.

B)Hehasrichexperienceinflying.

C)Heoftensuffersfromtoothaches.

D)Hehaslearnedtopullteethfromavideo.

7.A)Spendmoretimetogether.

B)Tellthemadventurestories.

C)Dosomethingfunandcreative.

D)Playwiththeminasafeplace.

SectionBConversation

Directions：Inthisction，youwillheartwolongconversations。

Attheendofeachconversationsyouwillhearfourquestions。Boththe

conversationsandthequestion-swillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryou

hearaquestion。Youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefour

choicesmarkedA），B），C）andD）。Thenmarkthecorrespondingletter

onAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

8.A)Toconfirmanurgentappointment.

B)Tocollectapackagefromthewoman.

C)Toaskthewomantosignadocument.

D)Toarrangethedeliveryofapackage.

9.A)Sheisdoingshopping.

B)Sheisvisitingafriend.

C)Sheisnotathome.

D)Sheisnotfeelingwell.

10.A)Hewillbeoffdutythewholeday.

B)Hewillbeworkingsomewhereel.

C)Hewillhavetohavehiscarrepaired.

D)Hewillbetoobusytospareanytime.

11.A)Signhername.

B)Confirmonline.

C)Payasmallfee.

D)Showupinperson.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

12.A)VacationinItaly.

B)Studyabroad.

C)Throwafarewellparty.

D)GotoafashionshowinMilan.

13.A)Quitesleepy.

B)Veryexcited.

C)Ratherdepresd.

D)Nearlyexhausted.

14.A)Hehastoattendaparty.

B)Hehastomeetafriend.

C)Hehastomakeaprentation.

D)Hehastofinishanassignment.

15.A)Saygoodbyetothewomanattheairport.

B)MeetthewomanattheBlackCatCafe.

C)Drivethewomantotheairport.

D)Havelunchwiththewoman.

SectionCPassage

Directions：Inthisction，youwillhearthreepassages。Atthe

endofeachpassage，youwillhearthreeorfourquestions。Boththe

passageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce。Afteryouheara

question，youmustchoothebestanswerfromthefourchoices

markedA），B），C）andD）。Thenmarkthecorrespondingletteron

AnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.A)Ithaskeptgrowingoverthecenturies.

B)Itstopishiddenincloudsofvolcanicsmoke.

C)Itsheightchangeswitheachvolcaniceruption.

D)Ithasarecordedhistoryof1,500years.

17.A)Theyarenowatouristdestination.

B)Theyattractalotofmigratingbirds.

C)Theyprovideshelterforthefarmers.

D)Theymakegoodfieldsforfarming.

18.A)Theynestonthevolcano'sslopes.

B)Theyfeedoncertainsmallmammals.

C)Theycompetewitheachotherforfood.

D)Theymatchlargemammalsinstrength.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.A)Heislf-employed.

B)Heisacareeradvisor.

C)Hestudiestalent.

D)Heownsamagazine.

20.A)Doingwhattheylikebest.

B)Lovingtheworktheydo.

C)Makingnoexcusforfailures.

D)Followingtheirnaturalinstinct.

21.A)Itdoesnotcometoanythingwithouthardwork.

B)Itmayprovetobequitedifferentfromhardwork.

C)Itisanaturalgiftonlysomespecialpeoplecanposss.

D)Itdoesnotcometoyouuntilsomethingspecialhappens.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.A)Itisabitdifficulttolearn.

B)ItwaspopularinNewZealand.

C)Itisatraditionaltypeofballet.

D)Itevolvedinthemid-1970s.

23.A)Shewantedhertobeaballetdancer.

B)Sheudtobeaballetdancerherlf.

C)Shehatedtoeheridlingabout.

D)Shewastoobusytolookafterher.

24.A)AftershestartedteachingEnglish.

B)BeforesheleftforNewZealand.

C)WhenshemovedtoNewYorkCity.

D)Onceshebegantoliveonherown.

25.A)Ithasrenewedherpassionforlife.

B)Ithasmadeherhappyandenergetic.

C)Ithashelpedhermakenewfriends.

D)Ithanabledhertostartanewcareer.

听力答案

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.B

21.A

22.D

23.C

24.A

25.B

2012年12月英语四级听力真题及答案

PartIIIListeningComprehension(30minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhear8shortconversationsand2

ndofeachconversation,oneormore

econversationand

achquestiontherewillbe

thepau,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarked

A),B),C)andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer,Thenmarkthe

correspondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthe

centre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

11.

A)Heneedsanotherweekforthepainting.

B)Thepaintingwascompletedjustintime.

C)Thebuildingwon’topenuntilnextweek.

D)Hisartisticworkhasbeenwellreceived.

12.

A)Gocamping.B)Decoratehishou.

C)Rentatent.D)Organizeaparty.

13.

A)onthephone.

B)’scretary.

C)atlunchtime.

D).

14.

A)Heisactuallyveryhardworking.

B)Hehasdifficultyfinishinghisproject.

C)Heneedstospendmoretimeinthelab.

D)Heldomtellsthetruthabouthimlf.

15.

A)Rulesrestrictingsmoking.

B)Waystoquitsmoking.

C)Smokers’healthproblems.

D)Hazardsofpassivesmoking.

16.

A)Heisoutoftownallmorning.

B)Heistiedupinfamilymatters.

C)Hehasbeenwritingareport.

D)Hehasgotmeetingstoattend.

17.

A)Heisnoteasy-going.

B)Heisthespeakers’boss.

C)Heisnotathomethisweekend.

D)Heldominvitespeopletohishome.

18.

A)Takeabreak.

B)Refuelhiscar.

C)Asktheway.

D)Haveacupofcoffee.

Questions19to21arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

19.

A)Theyareasgoodashistoricalfilms.

B)Theygiveyoungstersathrill.

C)Theyhavegreatlyimproved.

D)Theyarebetterthancomicsonfilm.

20.

A)Theeffectswereverygood.

B)Theactingwasjustso-so.

C)Theplotwastoocomplicated.

D)Thecharacterswerelifelike.

21.

A)Theytriumphedultimatelyoverevilinthebattle.

B)TheyplayedthesameroleinWaroftheWorlds.

C)Theyarepopularfiguresamongyoungpeople.

D)Theyaretwoleadingcharactersinthefilm.

Questions22to25arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

22.

A)ItisscheduledonThursdaynight.

B)Itissuppodtolastnineweeks.

C)Ittakesplaceonceaweek.

D)Itusuallystartsatsix.

23.

A)Tomakegooduofhersparetimeintheevening.

B)Tomeettherequirementsofherin-rvicetraining.

C)Toimproveherdrivingskillsasquicklyaspossible.

D)Togetsomebasicknowledgeaboutcarmaintenance.

24.

A)Participateingroupdiscussions.

B)Taketurnstomakeprentations.

C)Listentotheteacher’xplanation.

D)Answertheteacher’squestions.

25.

A)Mostofthemarefemale.

B)Somehaveapart-timejob.

C)Theyplantobuyanewcar.

D)Afewofthemareoldchaps.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,nd

ofeachpassage,epassageandthe

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).

ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasingleline

throughthecentre.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

PassageOne

Questions26to29arebadontheconversationyouhavejust

heard.

26.

A)Sheisnotgoodatmakingfriends.

B)Sheisnotwelloff.

C)Sheenjoyscompany.

D)Shelikestogotoconcertsalone.

27.

A)Theirsimilarsocialstatus.

B)Theirinterdependence.

C)Theircommoninterest.

D)Theiridenticalcharacter.

28.

A)InvitePattoaliveconcert.

B)BuysomegiftsforPat’skids.

C)HelptakecareofPat’skids.

D)PayforPat’sasontickets.

29.

A)Itcandevelopbetweenpeoplewithabigdifferenceinincome.

B)Itcanbemaintainedamongpeopleofdifferentagegroups.

C)Itcannotlastlongwithoutsimilarfamilybackground.

D)Itcannotbesustainedwhenfriendsmovefarapart.

PassageTwo

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

30.

A)Priorityofstudents’academicachievements.

B)Equaleducationopportunitiestoallchildren.

C)Socialequalitybetweenteachersandstudents.

D)Respectforstudents’individuality.

31.

A)Efficient.

B)Complicated.

C)Lengthy.

D)Democratic.

32.

A)Tohelpthemacquirehands-onexperience.

B)Totrytocutdownitsoperationalexpens.

C)Toprovidepart-timejobsforneedystudents.

D)Toenablethemtolearntotakeresponsibility.

PassageThree

Questions33to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

33.

A)Thebestwaytoworkthroughafingermaze.

B)Individualsdoingbetterinfrontofanaudience.

C)Rearchershavingcontributedgreatlytopsychology.

D)Improvementsontheclassificationofhumanbehavior.

34.

A)Whenyoufeelencouragedbytheaudience.

B)Whenyoutrytofigureoutaconfusinggame.

C)Whenyoualreadyknowhowtodosomething.

D)Whenyoucompletewithotherpeopleinagroup.

35.

A)Practicingconstantly.

B)Workingbyonelf.

C)Learningbydoing.

D)Usingprovenmethods.

35.

A)Itispartofeverydaylife.B)Itisauniquehumantrait.

C)Itisyettobefullyunderstood.D)Itisbeyondordinarypeople.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.

Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime，youshouldlistencarefullyfor

epassageisreadforthecondtime，youare

requiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.

Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime，youshouldcheck

whatyouhavewritten.

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。

Americanstodayhavedifferenteatinghabitsthantheyhadinthe

sawide(36)______veabroader

(37)______ofnutrition(营养),sotheybuymorefreshfruitand(38)

_______ametime,Americans(39)______

increasingquantitiesofsweetsandsodas.

Statisticsshowthatthewaypeoplelive(40)______thewaythey

renowgrowingnumbersof

peoplewholivealone,(41)______parentsandchildren,

hanginglifestylesare(42)______for

theincreasingnumberofpeoplewhomust(43)______mealsor

ericanshavelesstimethan

everbeforetospendpreparingfood.(44)

_________________________________.Moreover,Americanat

outnearlyfourtimesaweekonaverage.

Itiasytostudytheamountsandkindsoffoodthatpeople

consume.(45)___________________________________.This

informationnotonlytellsuswhatpeopleareeating,butalsotellsus

aboutthechangesinattitudesandtastes.(46)

__________________________________.Instead,chicken,turkey

fthefoodshavegreatly

increadinrecentyears.

四级听力答案

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21-25DCDCA

26-30BCDAC

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sible

asaconquenceofthislimitedtime,overhalfofall

Americanhomesnowhavemicrowaveovens

tedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureandthefood

industrycollectsalesstatisticsandkeepaccuraterecords

t,whichudtobethemostpopularchoicefordinner,

isnolongeranAmericanfavorite

四级听力原文

听力短对话

11

W:Haveyoufinishedthatpaintingforthenewstudentcenter?

M:Justthismorning,I'

knowthebuildingopenstomorrow.

Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?

12

M:Doyoullcampinggear?

W:Yes,wehavetents,sleepingbags,justabouteverythingyou

mightneed,includingstoves.

Q:Whatisthemanprobablygoingtodo?

13

M:Hi,Jenny!aboutthenewsports

program?

W:Well,Icontactedhisofficehalfanhourago,andhiscretary

saidhewasoutforlunchuntil2:00.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14

M：Billsayshe'snotworkingsohardonhisbiologyproject.

W:Buthespendsalotoftimeinthelab,doesn'the?

Q:WhatdoesthewomanimplyaboutBill?

15

M:IhavetosayIfindthenewsmokingregulationstoostrict.

W:Well,theyareforeveryone'ocomplaints.

Q:Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

16

W:'stiedupinmeetingsall

morning.

M:Iwashopinghe'otalkwithhimabout

it.

Q:Whycan'tJackcomeinperson?

17

M:ojoinusfordinnerthisweekend?

He'sjustcomebackfromEngland.

W:arasIknow,heldomaccepts

invitationsfromhimployees.

Q:?

18

W:Thisplacedoesn'belost.

M：Yeah，''mfillinginthetank,

yougoaskthewayandgetmesomethingtodrinkplea.

Q:Whatisthemangoingtodofirst?

听力长对话原文1

ConversationOne

M:Well,didyouenjoyit?

W:Yes,IenjoyitmuchmorethatIthoughtIwould.

M:Really?

W:Yes,Idon'tusuallygotosciencefictionfilms;Idon'tthinkthey

aremuchbetterthancomicsonfilm,ifyouknowwhatImean.

M:Yes,wyearsago,

they'vegotalotbetternow.

W:Yes,andhistoricalfilms,that'missa

,andlovestories,Inevermissoneon

TV.

M:Funnilyenough,Idon'

comebacktothisone,Ipersonallydidn'

certainlywasn'tasgoodasothersciencefictionfilmsI'veen.

W:Wasn'tit?

M:No,,theeffectswereverygood.

W:Yes,Ithoughttheyweremarvelous,especiallythebattleinspace,

incredible.

M:sgoingtosayIthoughttheactingwasterrible.

W:Yes,twasthe

nameofthebaddy?

M:Cargon?

W:Yeah,Cargonwasreallyevil,wasn'the?ButIsuppothat'swhat

thefilmsareallabout—characters

havetobeblackandwhite.

M:Well,yes,heWorldswasn'tlikethat,for

,'sthemostimportant.

W:Yes,fortakingme.

Questions19-21arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthemansayaboutsciencefictionfilms?

iniondothespeakersshareaboutthefilmtheyhave

justen?

belearnedaboutJasonandCargon?

听力长对话原文2

ConversationTwo

M:CanIaskyouaboutyoureveningclass?Whatclassdoyougoto?

W:CarMaintenance.

M:Whatnightoftheweekisiton?

W:Wednesdaynight.

M:Andhowlongdoesitlast?

W:Well,itsuppodtostartat6:00,butthat’sabitofproblem

artat6:

30anditgoesonuntil9o'clock.

M:Andwhatwasyourreasonforwantingtodotheclass?

W:Well,IjustboughtmyfirstcarandIdon'tknowanythingabout

mostpeople

intheclassareinthesamesituation.

M:Um,andwhatdoyouactuallydo?Doyoubringthecaralongto

theclass?

W:Yes,hefirstpartofthelesson,thefirsthalfhour,

themanwhorunstheclasswillgothoughsomeparticularpartofthecar,

andwe'nwespendtherestofthetimeactually

workingonourowncars,thesameproblem.

M:Andhowmanypeoplearethereintheclass?

W:Mm,Ithink16,'squite

alwaysstartshisntencebysaying,"Wow,youchaps,hello."Andthen

hestopsandsays"Oh,andyouwoman,ur,youladies,but...ur..."

M:Huhhuh...soundsfunny.

Questions22-25arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

esthewomansayabouthereveningclass?

thewomanwanttoattendtheclass?

thepeoplewhoattendtheclassdointhefirstpartof

thelesson?

welearnabouttheparticipantsintheclass?

听力短文原文

Passage1

Wedon'tchoofriendsonthebasisofhowmuchmoneytheyhave,

ofcour,,for

example,issingle,end,Pat,a

divorcedmotherofthree,isstrugglingtomakeendsmeet."Weareboth

frequenttheatergoers,"Aaronexplains,"andI'llgladlypayfortwotickets,

justtohavePat'won'tgo

th

eemssosilly."n

unhappymarriagetoamanwhotriedtocontrolherwithoutconsidering

herwishesandfeelings,shesays,"It'sveryimportanttometocarrymy

ownweight.I'mnotcomfortableinanyrelationshipwhereallIdois

take."

ThedifficultsituationfinallychangedwhenAaronmovedrecently.

Pat'schildrenwerewiththeirfather,soshetookapicniclunchtoher

friend'snewplace,andthenspentthedayhelpingherunpackandget

ttled."Iwassograteful,"Aaronsays,"butIpersuadedPattoletme

returnthefavorinmyownwaywithasonticketstoourlittletheater

she'sbeginningtorecognizethatshecontributesasmuch

toourfriendshipasIdo.".

Questions26to29arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

welearnaboutPat?

awsAaronandPattogether?

esAarondotoreturnPat'sfavor?

welearnaboutfriendshipfromthepassage?

Passage2

SunSchool,inthetownofAshburton,England,isadayschoolfor

donthevalueofsocialequalitybetween

studentsandstaff,oolbelievesthatthehealthy

rsa

varietyoflessonsandactivitiesforstudentstochoofromandfreetime

saresmallandbadon

etableisfixed,but

oolisorganized.

Itmakesallthedecisionsthataffecttheschool,includingrules,the

timetableandacceptingorrejectingnewstudentsandteachers.

Participatinginthemeetingsgivesthechildrenanunderstandingof

democraticdecision-makingandhelpsthemdeveloptheirskillsof

timportantadvantageoftheschool

school'ssuccessorfailure

oolemploysno

cookingorcleaningstaff,thejobsaredonebythestudents

tingandsimplerepairsarealsodonebythe

students,itisbelievedthatfortheschooltotrulybelongtothowho

uit,theymusttakeresponsibilityforitsmaintenance.

Questions30to32arebadonthepassageyou'vejustheard.

lueisSunSchoolbadon?

characteristicoftheschool’sdecision-makingprocess?

sSunSchoolaskstudentstodothemaintenance?

Passage3

Well,tocontinue,asImentionedearlier,thereisalsorearchthat

demonstratesthatindividualsperformwor,notbetterontaskswhen

agameinwhichyouindicate

withyourfingerthewaythroughacomplexsystemofpassagesorpaths.

Thesubjectswhohadanaudiencedidworthanthesubjectswhodid

alone.

Nowhowcanweexplaintheverydifferentresults?Itemedvery

psychologistJohnRobertsfinallycleared

uptheconfusionaboutwhypeoplesometimesperformbetterand

sfoundthatthe

prenceofanaudiencefacilitateswhatyoualreadyknowhowtodo.

Thatis,ifyouknowwhatyouaredoing,havinganaudiencehelpsyoudo

oudon’talreadyknowhowtodosomething,youwill

probablymakesomemistakesandyouwillmakemistakesforalonger

’xactlywhathappenedto

thesubjectswhowerelearningthefingermaze.

Soifyouaredoingwell,havinganaudienceincreasthechances

redoingbadly,havingan

audienceemincreasthechancesthatyouwillcontinuetodobadly.

Robertscleverlypointedoutthatwhenyouarefirstlearningsomething,

youarebetteroffworkingalonethanpracticingwithotherpeople.

Question33to35arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

dthespeakerprobablydiscussbeforecomingtothispart

ofthetalk?

estheprenceofanaudiencefacilitateyour

performanceaccordingtoRoberts?

esRobertsthinkisabetterwaytolearnnewthings?

听力填空

Americanstodayhavedifferenteatinghabitsthantheyhadinthe

sawide（36）veabroader

（37）knowledgeofnutrition（营养）,sotheybuymorefreshfruitand

（38）ametime,Americans（39）

purchaincreasingquantitiesofsweetsandsodas.

Statisticsshowthatthewaypeoplelive（40）determinestheway

renowgrowing

numbersofpeoplewholivealone,（41）singleparentsandchildren,and

hanginglifestylesare（42）responsiblefor

theincreasingnumberofpeoplewhomust（43）rushmealsor

ericanshavelesstimethan

everbeforetospendpreparingfood.（44）Partlyasaconquenceofthis

limitedtime,overhalfofallAmericanhomesnowhavemicrowave

er,Americanatoutnearlyfourtimesaweekonaverage.

Itiasytostudytheamountsandkindsoffoodthatpeople

consume.（45）TheUnitedStatesDepartmentofAgricultureandthe

informationnotonlytellsuswhatpeopleareeating,butalsotellsus

aboutthechangesinattitudesandtastes.（46）Redmeat,whichudto

bethemostpopularchoicefordinner,isnolongeranAmerican

d,chicken,turkeyandfishhavebecomemorepopular.

Salesofthefoodshavegreatlyincreadinrecentyears.